Splicing-tool.



G. W. GONBS.

SPLIGING TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 26, 1910.

Patented Oct. 31, 1911.

COLUMBIA PMNOORAPH Cl! WASHINGTON, D. c.

UNITED sTArns PATENT anion.

CHARLES W. CONES, OF THORNTOWN, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ASHER C. JACOBS, OF THORNTOWN, INDIANA.

SPLICING-TOOL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. CONES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Thorntown, in the. county of Boone and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Splicing-Tools, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a splicing tool, and more particularly to the class of wire splicers.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a splicer in which the meeting ends of a runner or stay wire may be readily and easily joined by the splicing thereof either in the formation of a fence or when it is desired to mend a broken wire therein.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a splicer in which the end of a wire to be joined to an adjacent wire may.

be readily twisted for uniting the end of the said wire, the said splicer being adapted to be engaged at either side thereof with the end of the wire to be twisted.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a wire splicer which will readily hold the end of the wire to be twisted, whereby the said wire may be spliced when broken or when it is desired to join the same to an adjacent wire.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a splicer of this character which is simple in construction, readily and easily manipulated, and also that is inexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as willbe hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure l is a fragmentary perspective view of the longitudinal and vertical stay wires, showing the splicer constructed in accordance with the invention applied and in the act of splicing the longitudinal wire. Fig. 2 is an edge elevation of the splicer detached from the wire. Fig. 3 is a perspective view thereof.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 5

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 26, 1910.

Patented Oct. 31, 1911.

Serial No. 594,315.

designates the vertical or stay wires, and 6 the longitudinal or runner wires of a fence fabric, a pair of the longitudinal wires being interlocked with each other by a single twist thereof, whereby the end 7 of which may be operated upon by a splicer tool, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

The splicer tool comprises a flat body 8, the same being oppositely curved beyond its medial portion to form handles 9, whereby the body may be turned for the splicing operation of the tool.

Formed medially on the body 8 and projecting from one side thereof is an extension 10, the same being recessed to form a bearopposite edges of the body, the channel being adapted to receive the runner wire 6, whereby the end 7 of the other or adjacent runner wire may be twisted thereon, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

Formed on the extension 10 and the body 8 are alining laterally extending hook noses 12, each of which is adapted to engage with the end 7 of the runner wire to be twisted, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1. By reason of the fact that these hook noses 12 are projected from opposite edges of the said body 8 and the extension 10, it enables the end 7 of the wire to be engaged by the said hook noses, whereby the said end may be twisted tightly about the wire to whichthe same is to be joined for the splicing of the adjacent ends of the several wires.

VVh at is claimed is:

A splicer of the class described, comprising a flat body oppositely curved beyond its medial portion to form handles, said body having a channeled extension formed medially of its length and of the same width as the body, and alining noses projecting laterally in opposite directions from the said body and extension, whereby the terminal ends of the wires to be spliced may be twisted without having to turn the device over in shifting from one side of the splicer to the other.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES W. GONES.

Witnesses:

ASHER C. JACOBS,

CHAS. W. J OI-INSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

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